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HJRES 88 108th Congress House

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that certain trust funds are outside the budget of the United States.

Introduced: February 26, 2004 See on congress.gov
Economics and Public Finance Armed Forces and National SecurityCivil service retirementConstitutional amendmentsFederal budgets
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Mar 1, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Jan 28, 2004
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 28, 2004
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 1, 2004

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits the receipts (including attributable interest) and outlays of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance, Disability Insurance, Hospital Insurance, and Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds, the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund, and the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund from being counted as receipts or outlays of the United States.
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Feb 26, 2004
FROST, MARTIN
· Jan 28, 2004
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 88: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that certain trust funds are outside the budget of the United States.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HJRES-88/
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"H.J. Res. 88: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that certain trust funds are outside the budget of the United States.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HJRES-88/.
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H.J. Res. 88, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HJRES-88/.
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[H.J. Res. 88: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that certain trust funds are outside the budget of the United States.](https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HJRES-88/)
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